SHORT EXERCISE #

Using the colon,choose the best answer.

1)Which of these is correct?

a) The potion contained: fruit, biscuits and glue.

b) The potion contained fruit, biscuits and glue.

c) The potion: contained fruit, biscuits and glue.

)2Which of these is correct?

a) You have only one choice: leave now while you can.

b) You have only one choice leave now while you can.

c) You have only one choice. Leave now while you can.

3)Which of these is correct?

a) I can see only one thing: the old lighthouse.

b) I can see only one thing the old lighthouse.

c) I can see: only one thing the old lighthouse.

4)Which of these is correct?

a) In the bag were: scissors, a hairbrush and her address book.

b) In the bag were the following: scissors, a hairbrush and her address book.

c) In the bag there were: scissors, a hairbrush and her address book.

5)Which of these is correct?

a) Mankind has only one choice left stop burning fossil fuel.

b) Mankind has only one choice left, stop burning fossil fuel.
6)Which of these is correct?

a) My favourite breakfast cereals are: corn flakes, frosties and golden nuggets.

b) These are my favourite breakfast cereals: corn flakes, frosties and golden nuggets.

c) My favourite breakfast cereals: corn flakes, frosties and golden nuggets.

7)Which of these is correct?

a) Our old French teacher used to say: 'Look at the text lad!'

b) Our old French teacher would say: 'Look at the text lad!'

c) Our old French teacher had a favourite saying: 'Look at the text lad!'

Tick the correctly punctuated sentences.

8) a) I have only one thing to say to you: 'Get off my land.'

b) The pot contained: sausages, mushrooms and beans.

c) My favourite books are: 'On the Road' and 'The Naked Lunch'.

d) My teacher used to say this: 'Always work hard but not too hard.'

9) a) These are a few of my favourite things: sausages, beans and more sausages.

b) For breakfast I would like: sausages, beans and more sausages.

c) This would be my favourite breakfast: sausages, beans and more sausages.

d) Could you bring me: sausages, beans and more sausages.

10) a) We have to stop: polluting the rivers, burning fossil fuels and using our cars.

b) We have to stop doing these harmful things: polluting the rivers, burning fossil fuels and
using our cars.

c) These things cause environmental damage: polluting the rivers, burning fossil fuels and
using our cars.
 d) Our quality of life is damaged by: polluting the rivers, burning fossil fuels and using our
cars so much.